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The New Indian Express Kochi
India’s 50-over home dominance under threat
ON Saturday, as India pacer Mohammed Siraj addressed the media ahead of the third and final one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand, questions about different players’ form, roles, team environment and more started to fill the room.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
17A: PROTECTS CORRUPT BABUS? OR PURGES POLICY PARALYSIS?
HE Supreme Court’s recent split verdict on the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) has raised questions about the robustness of India’s primary legislative framework for anti-corruption.
4 min |
January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
WILL AI CRASH LIKE THE DOT-COM BOOM?
N the late 1990s, India fell in love with internet.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Quantum of Injustice
A bare stage hums with intellectual tension and questions of belonging.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
‘Judge me as Amish… judge me for my karma, not my birth’
N a wide-ranging conversation, bestselling author Amish Tripathi drew from history, mythology, politics, and philosophy to reflect on his recent book ‘The Chola Tigers: Avengers of Somnath,’ unity, historical memory, and the idea of a dharmic India.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
ICICI Bank's PAT falls by 4% to ₹11,318 crore
THE ICICI Bank reported on Saturday a 4% year-on-year decline in standalone net profit to ₹11,318 crore for December quarter against ₹11,792.40 crore during the same period last year, weighing down by sharp rise in provision of ₹2,556 crore, including onetime agriculture provision of ₹1,283 crore.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Split in Maha allies costs MVA dear in BMC elections
In 16 seats, defeat margin less than votes polled by Thackerays & Cong
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
IRAN INFERNO: PRELUDE TO A CATACLYSM
HISTORY offers a grim and recurring warning.
4 min |
January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
THE CRISIS OF RELATIONSHIP RECESSION
RECENTLY, we have had a number of media personalities and social media influencers weighing in on marriage—with some even calling it “an outdated institution”.
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Rahul, Yadav trade charges over water deaths in Indore
AFTER meeting the families affected by water contamination in Indore, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP-led state government of shirking its responsibility, and said the deaths in India’s cleanest city is the new model smart city that doesn’t even have clean drinking water.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
HDFC Bank Q3 profit rises 11.5% on robust loan growth
INDIAS largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported an 11.5% rise in standalone net profit at $18,650 in Q8FY26 against 716.736 crore during the same period last fiscal, driven by double-digit loan growth and the resultant interest income along-with stable asset quality.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Neville's entry into Ratan Tata Trust delayed again
THE appointment of Tata Trusts’ chairman Noel Tata’s son Neville Tata to Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) faced fresh delays after the cancellation of a board meeting scheduled on Saturday, people familiar with the matter said.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
T20 WC: BCB wants to play in Sri Lanka, requests ICC to swap group
AFTER another day of discussion in Dhaka, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to swap group that would allow them to play in Sri Lanka.
2 min |
January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Gangsters on prowl, target Punjab’s music industry & Kabaddi
THE recent surge in gang wars across Punjab indicates that the gangsters are attempting to take control over the state’s music industry and rural sport Kabaddi league, similar to what Mumbai’s underworld did in 1980s through the early 2000s.
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
The Gaps in the Dravidian Story
The meticulous history of the DMK documents the party’s victory over Brahmin dominance but falls short of a structural caste critique
3 min |
January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Mapping Mahabharata to Lactose Intolerance
Lactose tolerance, the ability to digest milk sugar into adulthood, is a genetic mutation that arose among pastoralists in Eurasia, who tamed the horse for its milk, around 5000 BC.
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January 18, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Setback to Soren as HC stays police probe into FIR against ED officials
IN yet another setback to the Hemant Soren government, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday stayed the probe against officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated by the state police in a case of alleged assault.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
In a 1st, R-Day parade this year to showcase how battles are fought
BRINGING a sense of the battlefield to Kartavya Path, Republic Day 2026 will transform India's ceremonial boulevard into a dynamic display of how the armed forces operate in real combat conditions.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Nominations for BJP prez on Jan 19, result next day; Nabin likely to be named
THE BJP on Friday released the schedule for the election of the party's national president amid speculation that working national president Nitin Nabin is likely to be elected for the post unopposed.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Biren in Delhi, likely to meet BJP leaders for govt formation
AMID speculations that the Centre is exploring to form a government in ethnic-violence-hit Manipur, former chief minister N Biren Singh has arrived in Delhi and is expected to meet top functionaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
DONT DICTATE BIZ MODEL TO COVER GOVT DEFICIENCIES
A business model that failed across the world has taken off in India for both commendable and worrying reasons.
1 min |
January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
‘Writing begins in memory, in pain, in hope’
WRITING does not begin on the page.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
A wedding and a funeral with crackpot energy
IN Tamil culture, it is generally said that egos should be set aside while attending a wedding or a funeral.
3 min |
January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Defence Procurement Board nod to 114 Rafale multirole fighter project
A proposal to acquire 114 Rafale fighter jets from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation was on Friday given the go-ahead by the Defence Procurement Board chaired by Defence Secretary RK Singh, sources said.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Deletion of Raj names on BJP’s pressure: Cong
IN Rajasthan, political tensions have sharply escalated over the SIR of poll rolls, with Congress alleging large-scale irregularities and targeted deletion of voters aligned with the party.
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January 17, 2026
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Speaker recalls legacy of democratic dialogues
Conference conceived for legislative communication
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
The Ayodhya Alliance — where myth meets modern power
MASTER-storyteller Ashwin Sanghi spoke about his latest thriller — ‘The Ayodhya Alliance’ -- at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
SC seeks Karisma's reply on plea for copy of divorce settlement with Sunjay
THE Supreme Court has sought the response of Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor on the petition of Priya Sachdev Kapur, who has sought a certified copy of the divorce settlement between their late husband Sunjay Kapur and Karisma arrived at in 2016 in the top court.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
COLOURING THE BUDGET GREEN
TIME was when November was one of the most pleasant months in Delhi, with just the whiff of winter ina city of extreme weathers.
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January 17, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Ordeal of Indian students in Iran
Majority of 3,000-plus medical students are from Kashmir, with parents seeking govt help
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